LIVING WITHOUT MICROSOFT
There are alternatives to Microsoft software. Many people are sceptical of them, and so they should be. Can you use it? Can you maintain it? What about applications for email, web browsing and word processing - are they available and do they work? This site presents sensible answers and is very interactive. It lists options and claims not to have a biased agenda, but simply to provide information for those who wish or need to use another product.
A quote from the home page tells visitors about the mission:
"This site is for those who, for whatever reason, wish to explore realistic alternatives to using Microsoft software. We plan to provide analyses of various software packages which are as objective as possible and to discuss the benefits and problems you are likely to encounter if you adopt them instead of a Microsoft solution.
Please note that this is NOT an 'anti-Bill-Gates' site. Nor is it a 'Linux Fanatics' site. Nor is it exclusively devoted to Open Source software, because there are lots of proprietary alternatives to Microsoft software. We created Living Without Microsoft because the market dominance of Microsoft leads many non-technical people to assume that there really is no alternative to using its software. In many cases, there are real alternatives, and our aim is to help you find them."